The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-12
A Democratic Victory.

The general result Of the State
election held on Tuesday is very
favorable to the national Demo-
cracy. Ohio has gone Republican
by the usual majority-not more
we feel certain, as it will be. found
to he when the returns from the
rural district are received-and it
only makes surer, if that were pos
sible, that the State will cast it's
electoral vote in the Presidential
election next year for the Republ-
can candidate. Did any man who
processes to know anything about
State or National politics count on
the Ohio vote going any other way
next year? "A defeat of the Re
publicnns here this year would have
been simply disastrous. The central
battle ground of Tuesdays fight, so
far as anything outside OF State in
terests was concerned was New
York. For to that State, element
Of national contest, that was in the
election of Tuesday, was directed.
The Democrats have carried it by
more than $4,000. Their majority
there, is larger than the Republican
majority in Ohio. Why is New
York Il desirable State to carry this
year? Because the party that
elects the President in 1883 must
carry New York. No victory can
be figured out. that will recommend
itself to the common sense and good
judgment of the veriest tyro in
politics which does not i.clude the
electoral vote of New York. This
is the third successive victory of
the Democratic party in New York
State. 1t carries the State this
year by an increased majority. The
Republicans opposed not merely
an able man, but one who was sup
posed to draw from the strength of
his illustrious father and that the
party could make gain in the face
of all that, and with party fight
ON it's hands in New York City,
augurs strongly in favor of putting
New York in the Democratic
column in 1888. With Grover
Cleveland, a New York man, as the
candidate of the Democratic party
In 1888, the State will give Demo-
cratic majority of at least $4,000.
In Maryland and Virginia, where
it was claimed, troubles in the
Democratic party were about to
cause Il loss to the party, the results
are most gratifying. In both States
does Democratic strength seem to
be increased, and in Virginia the
election has assured an additional
Democratic United State Senator,
in the place of, the Read
juster. 1t places old Virginia
back firmly in the Democratic
column in all respects, where she
was before the Vaccinations of
Malone lost to the Democratic
party much of the States support.
That adjunct of Republicanism,
known in Virginia as Mahoneism
may be considered dead, and it re-
ceived parting shot in the election
ofTuesday. Moreover these States
are assuredly Democratic for the
Presidential election Of next year.
Massachusetts, show ed some Dem
jocratic losses, but Massachusetts
Republicans are unregen crate, ant
no Democratic hope will be blaste,
by the result. Massachusetts has
gone Republican, and we may pre-.
dict with great certainty, as VIZ
might have done before, that she
will cast her electoral vote neXi
year for the Republican candidate.
There is no national political
significance in the returns from
Massachusetts.
In Rhode Island alone do the Re.
publicans find gratifying result.
Little Rhody, whose Republicanism m
had always been of the rock-ribbed
kind, has of late been giving evid-
ence of Il change of heart. Bv {.
peculiar law at the frst election, Q
candidate for Congress must recei,e
not simply II plurality hut q ma
jority OF all the votes cast. II all
fails TO do this a "postponed" elect
ion Is held. At the "post-poned"
election, strange to saya plurality
IN sufficient to elect, On Tuesday
Rhode Island held such q postpon
I'D eIeotion to select one of her two
congressrnsn. A Republican was
elected. The only way in which
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